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Etymology

From crític +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

criticar (first-person singular present critico, first-person singular preterite critiquí, past participle criticat)(transitive)

  1. to critique
  2. to criticize
    Synonyms: critiquejar, blasmar, censurar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of criticar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive criticar
gerund criticant
past participle masculine feminine
singular criticat criticada
plural criticats criticades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present critico critiques critica critiquem critiqueu critiquen
imperfect criticava criticaves criticava criticàvem criticàveu criticaven
future criticaré criticaràs criticarà criticarem criticareu criticaran
preterite critiquí criticares criticà criticàrem criticàreu criticaren
conditional criticaria criticaries criticaria criticaríem criticaríeu criticarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present critiqui critiquis critiqui critiquem critiqueu critiquin
imperfect critiqués critiquessis critiqués critiquéssim critiquéssiu critiquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — critica critiqui critiquem critiqueu critiquin
negative (no) — no critiquis no critiqui no critiquem no critiqueu no critiquin

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Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾitiˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: cri‧ti‧car

Verb

criticar (first-person singular present critico, first-person singular preterite critiquei, past participle criticado)

  1. to criticize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of criticar (c-qu alternation)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal criticar
Personal criticar criticares criticar criticarmos criticardes criticaren
Gerund
criticando
Past participle
Masculine criticado criticados
Feminine criticada criticadas
Indicative
Present critico criticas critica criticamos criticades critican
Imperfect criticaba criticabas criticaba criticabamos criticabades criticaban
Preterite critiquei criticaches criticou criticamos criticastes criticaron
Pluperfect criticara criticaras criticara criticaramos criticarades criticaran
Future criticarei criticarás criticará criticaremos criticaredes criticarán
Conditional criticaría criticarías criticaría criticariamos criticariades criticarían
Subjunctive
Present critique critiques critique critiquemos critiquedes critiquen
Imperfect criticase criticases criticase criticásemos criticásedes criticasen
Future criticar criticares criticar criticarmos criticardes criticaren
Imperative
Affirmative critica critique critiquemos criticade critiquen
Negative (non) non critiques non critique non critiquemos non critiquedes non critiquen
    Reintegrated conjugation of criticar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal criticar
Personal criticar criticares criticar criticarmos criticardes criticarem
Gerund
criticando
Past participle
Masculine criticado criticados
Feminine criticada criticadas
Indicative
Present critico criticas critica criticamos criticades, criticais criticam
Imperfect criticava criticavas criticava criticávamos criticávades, criticáveis, criticávais1 criticavam
Preterite critiquei criticaste, criticache1 criticou criticamos criticastes criticárom, criticaram
Pluperfect criticara criticaras criticara criticáramos criticárades, criticáreis, criticárais1 criticaram
Future criticarei criticarás criticará criticaremos criticaredes, criticareis criticarám, criticarão
Conditional criticaria criticarias criticaria criticaríamos criticaríades, criticaríeis, criticaríais1 criticariam
Subjunctive
Present critique critiques critique critiquemos critiquedes, critiqueis critiquem
Imperfect criticasse criticasses criticasse criticássemos criticássedes, criticásseis criticassem
Future criticar criticares criticar criticarmos criticardes criticarem
Imperative
Affirmative critica critique critiquemos criticade, criticai critiquem
Negative (nom) nom critiques nom critique nom critiquemos nom critiquedes, nom critiqueis nom critiquem

1Less recommended.

Further reading

Interlingua

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “to be able to discern”), derived from κριτής (kritḗs, “judge”), from the verb κρίνω, κρίνειν (krínō, krínein, “to judge”).

Verb

criticar

  1. to criticize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of criticar
infinitive criticar
participle present perfect
criticante criticate
active simple perfect
present critica ha criticate
past criticava habeva criticate
future criticara habera criticate
conditional criticarea haberea criticate
imperative critica
passive simple perfect
present es criticate ha essite criticate
past esseva criticate habeva essite criticate
future essera criticate habera essite criticate
conditional esserea criticate haberea essite criticate
imperative sia criticate

Occitan

Etymology

critic +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

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Verb

criticar

  1. to criticize

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
simple compound
infinitive criticar aver criticat
gerund criticant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle criticat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present critiqui criticas critica criticam criticatz critican
imperfect criticavi criticavas criticava criticàvem criticàvetz criticavan
preterite critiquèri critiquères critiquèt critiquèrem critiquèretz critiquèron
future criticarai criticaràs criticarà criticarem criticaretz criticaràn
conditional criticariái criticariás criticariá criticariam criticariatz criticarián
conditional 2nd form1 critiquèra critiquèras critiquèra critiqueram critiqueratz critiquèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present critique critiques critique critiquem critiquetz critiquen
imperfect critiquèssi critiquèsses critiquèsse critiquèssem critiquèssetz critiquèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
critica critiquem criticatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Auvernhàs
simple compound
infinitive criticar aver criticat
gerund criticant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle criticat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present critique critiques critica criticam criticatz criticon
imperfect criticave criticaves criticava criticaviam criticaviatz criticavon
preterite critiquere critiqueres critiquet critiquem critiquetz critiqueron
future criticarai criticaràs criticará criticarem criticaretz criticarán
conditional criticariá criticariás criticariá criticariam criticariatz criticarián
conditional 2nd form1 critiquèra critiquèras critiquèra critiqueram critiqueratz critiquèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present critique critiques critique criticassiam criticassiatz criticon
imperfect critiquesse critiquesses critiquesse critiquessiam critiquessiatz critiquesson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
critica criticassiam criticatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Gascon
simple compound
infinitive criticar aver criticat
gerund criticant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle criticat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present critiqui criticas critica criticam criticatz critican
imperfect criticavi criticavas criticava criticàvam criticàvatz criticavan
preterite critiquèi critiquès critiquè critiquèm critiquètz critiquèn
future criticarèi criticaràs criticarà criticaram criticaratz criticaràn
conditional criticarí criticarés criticaré criticarem criticaretz criticarén
conditional 2nd form1 critiquèra critiquèras critiquèra critiqueram critiqueratz critiquèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present critiqui critiques critique critiquem critiquetz critiquen
imperfect critiquèssi critiquèsses critiquèsse critiquèssem critiquèssetz critiquèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
critica critiquem criticatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Lemosin
simple compound
infinitive criticar aver criticat
gerund criticant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle criticat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present critique criticas critica criticam criticatz critican
imperfect criticava criticavas criticava criticàvam criticàvatz criticavan
preterite critiquei critiqueras critiquet critiquèram critiquèratz critiqueran
future criticarai criticaràs criticará criticarem criticaretz criticarán
conditional criticariá criticariàs criticariá criticariam criticariatz criticarián
conditional 2nd form1 critiquèra critiquèras critiquèra critiqueram critiqueratz critiquèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present critique critiques critique critiquem critiquetz critiquen
imperfect critiquèsse critiquèsses critiquèsse critiquèssem critiquèssetz critiquèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
critica critiquem criticatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Provençau
simple compound
infinitive criticar aver criticat
gerund criticant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle criticat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present critique critiques critica criticam criticatz critican
imperfect criticavi criticavas criticava criticàvem criticàvetz criticavan
preterite critiquère critiquères critiquèt critiqueriam critiqueriatz critiquèron
future criticarai criticaràs criticarà criticarem criticaretz criticaràn
conditional criticariáu criticariás criticariá criticariam criticariatz criticarián
conditional 2nd form1 critiquèra critiquèras critiquèra critiqueram critiqueratz critiquèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present critique critiques critique critiquem critiquetz critican
imperfect critiquèsse critiquèsses critiquèsse critiquessiam critiquessiatz critiquèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
critica critiquem criticatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Portuguese

Etymology

From crítico +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

criticar (first-person singular present critico, first-person singular preterite critiquei, past participle criticado)

  1. to criticize (evaluate)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of criticar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal criticar
Personal criticar criticares criticar criticarmos criticardes criticarem
Gerund
criticando
Past participle
Masculine criticado criticados
Feminine criticada criticadas
Indicative
Present critico criticas critica criticamos criticais criticam
Imperfect criticava criticavas criticava criticávamos criticáveis criticavam
Preterite critiquei criticaste criticou criticamos1, criticámos2 criticastes criticaram
Pluperfect criticara criticaras criticara criticáramos criticáreis criticaram
Future criticarei criticarás criticará criticaremos criticareis criticarão
Conditional criticaria criticarias criticaria criticaríamos criticaríeis criticariam
Subjunctive
Present critique critiques critique critiquemos critiqueis critiquem
Imperfect criticasse criticasses criticasse criticássemos criticásseis criticassem
Future criticar criticares criticar criticarmos criticardes criticarem
Imperative
Affirmative critica critique critiquemos criticai critiquem
Negative (não) não critiques não critique não critiquemos não critiqueis não critiquem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

From crítico +‎ -ar, the former from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾitiˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cri‧ti‧car

Verb

criticar (first-person singular present critico, first-person singular preterite critiqué, past participle criticado)

  1. (transitive) to criticize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of criticar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive criticar
gerund criticando
past participle masculine feminine
singular criticado criticada
plural criticados criticadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present critico criticastú
criticásvos 		critica criticamos criticáis critican
imperfect criticaba criticabas criticaba criticábamos criticabais criticaban
preterite critiqué criticaste criticó criticamos criticasteis criticaron
future criticaré criticarás criticará criticaremos criticaréis criticarán
conditional criticaría criticarías criticaría criticaríamos criticaríais criticarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present critique critiquestú
critiquésvos2 		critique critiquemos critiquéis critiquen
imperfect
(ra) 		criticara criticaras criticara criticáramos criticarais criticaran
imperfect
(se) 		criticase criticases criticase criticásemos criticaseis criticasen
future1 criticare criticares criticare criticáremos criticareis criticaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative criticatú
criticávos 		critique critiquemos criticad critiquen
negative no critiques no critique no critiquemos no critiquéis no critiquen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of criticar (c-qu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive criticar
dative criticarme criticarte criticarle, criticarse criticarnos criticaros criticarles, criticarse
accusative criticarme criticarte criticarlo, criticarla, criticarse criticarnos criticaros criticarlos, criticarlas, criticarse
with gerund criticando
dative criticándome criticándote criticándole, criticándose criticándonos criticándoos criticándoles, criticándose
accusative criticándome criticándote criticándolo, criticándola, criticándose criticándonos criticándoos criticándolos, criticándolas, criticándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative critica
dative critícame critícate critícale critícanos not used critícales
accusative critícame critícate critícalo, critícala critícanos not used critícalos, critícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative criticá
dative criticame criticate criticale criticanos not used criticales
accusative criticame criticate criticalo, criticala criticanos not used criticalos, criticalas
with formal second-person singular imperative critique
dative critíqueme not used critíquele, critíquese critíquenos not used critíqueles
accusative critíqueme not used critíquelo, critíquela, critíquese critíquenos not used critíquelos, critíquelas
with first-person plural imperative critiquemos
dative not used critiquémoste critiquémosle critiquémonos critiquémoos critiquémosles
accusative not used critiquémoste critiquémoslo, critiquémosla critiquémonos critiquémoos critiquémoslos, critiquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative criticad
dative criticadme not used criticadle criticadnos criticaos criticadles
accusative criticadme not used criticadlo, criticadla criticadnos criticaos criticadlos, criticadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative critiquen
dative critíquenme not used critíquenle critíquennos not used critíquenles, critíquense
accusative critíquenme not used critíquenlo, critíquenla critíquennos not used critíquenlos, critíquenlas, critíquense

Derived terms

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